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I’m not in any hurry to see the bank building destroyed. I.M Pei designed it to be the child of the TCB Tower which was the father and the building building next door with the parking garage was the mother. That’s how he described it. They are a trio and were designed that way. 

I think its a shame to lose the banking hall as originally designed by Philip Johnson. In my opinion it is the most majestic interior commercial space in Houston. Interersting when similar renovations were proposed for Johnson’s AT&T building in NYC the outcry was such that the building was awarded protected landmark status and was thus saved from any “improvements” on the original design. 

Love it !!!! Funky retro vibe. Good fit for Montrose. 

So this one is shorter than 609 then? Disappointing for such a prominent site. Props to Hines but it has become clear that they do not intend build in Houston to the heights that they were 35 years ago. 

On 2/16/2017 at 0:01 PM, j_cuevas713 said:

Had some good times in those apartments

As did I back in 98-99. 

Shots from earlier today. 

I don't see anything happening even approaching the scale of Sugarland's Town Center. For whatever reason there just isn't any commercial activity out that way. Might change with 99 and the area around Bridgeland but I suspect even that is years away.

Really cool. Thx for posting!

EC4 with crane for EC5 on the left.

Saw that demo driving home tonight and was wondering the same thing about the new Carls Jr.

I wasn't familiar with this particular bank so went to google maps to take a look. Really hate to hear that they took this one down. It will be interesting to see what they put up in its place because this was a very nice building in my opinion.

Shot from earlier today.

It's a new location for TopGolf like the one they have at I-10 and Hwy 6.

Wow. I guess all of those goofy signs worked after all.

According to NewQuest's website they have this 62 acre tract currently for sale.

The coming soon signs are up now.

For this site the building is a disappointment.

This one gets my vote for best new building of 1993.

Downtown gets my vote but does anyone seriously think that there is a market for the higher rents that would have to be charged to offset increased construction and operating costs for 80+ stories?

So both Hines and this building are now proposed for 41 floors?

I'm just happy to see Chevron making such a strong commitment to downtown. Of course I wish the architecture was more striking and that the building was taller. I have serious doubts that any of us over the age of 30 will live to see anything resembling the trophy towers put up 30 years ago happen again in our lifetimes. With few exceptions like Transco those were put up for regional banks and that world doesn't exist anymore.